SIR - L Spiteri says I am criticising the British government for the number of Scotsmen there are in our government. Dead right I am, Mr Spiteri.

The Scots are a nation in their own right with their own money, their own flag, their own laws, their own (EU) fishing fleet laws, their own everything! They have even got their own parliament, for crying out loud! Scotland is a very, very rich nation. Why should you and I be forced to work extra hours so that we can pay for a rich nation like Scotland have their eyes tested for free, and their dental costs met by the English taxpayer?

JACK KINSMAN,

Grimsby.